![]() Join the two young Russians on their often fun and then suddenly again shocking and tragic mission. He also meets his best friend and the love of his life. The protagonist, Lev, a young, inexperienced teenager becomes a man who has killed two German soldiers before his eighteenth birthday. But City of Thieves isn't only a story of adventure and survival, it is also a coming of age story. With lots of humour, suspense and tragedy he shows the desperate lives of the people who were caught between two opposing forces during the Second World War. A beguiling new novel from the acclaimed author and screenwriter of The 25th Hour, City of Thieves is a winning picaresque tale that illuminates the. The author, David Benioff, has written a gripping war novel. Nonetheless the two young men set off on and adventurous journey, one which sends them behind the enemy's lines. During normal times this would be a simple task, but in a huge starving city, where even pets have been eaten by their owners, it seems to be an impossible challenge. They have got one week's time to fullfil the task: to find a dozen eggs for the Colonel so that his wife can bake their daughter's wedding cake. City of Thieves: A Novel Hardcover by David Benioff (Author) 4.6 16,178 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. They can either complete it and gain their freedom or fail and die. ![]() A high-ranking Russian colonel sends the two young men on a mission. ![]()
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